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Charles Kennedy 1565–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Col Cassilis

Mother: Margaret Lyon

Spouse(s): Margaret Bairdy

Children(s): Elizabeth Kennedy, Elspet Kennedy

In 1565, Charles Kennedy entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Col Gilbert Lord Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Van Cassilis And Margaret Countess Of Cassillis Marchioness Of Hamilton Lyon. Charles Kennedy married Margaret Bairdy, and had children including Elizabeth Elspet Kennedy, Elspet Kennedy. Charles Kennedy passed away in 1625 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1565, Charles Kennedy entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Col Gilbert Lord Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Van Cassilis And Margaret Countess Of Cassillis Marchioness Of Hamilton Lyon.
  • Charles Kennedy married Margaret Bairdy, and had children including Elizabeth Elspet Kennedy, Elspet Kennedy.
  • Charles Kennedy passed away in 1625 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Cassilis
1541–1576
Birth Location: Cassilis House, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
CC
Margaret Lyon
1555–1626
Birth Location: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Bairdy
1568–1627
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Kennedy
1610–1660
Birth Location: Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
EK
Elspet Kennedy
1590–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EK

Charles Kennedy's Ancestors

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Charles Kennedy
1565–1625
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Col Gilbert Lord Gilbert Kennedy 5th Lord Kennedy Kennedy, 4th Earl of (van) Cassilis
1541–1576
Cassilis House, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Countess of Cassillis, Marchioness of Hamilton,) Lyon
1555–1626
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy Earl van) Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassillis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maria (Sophia) Kennedy
1520–1595
Sir (John Lyon, Baron Of) Glamis,
1510–1558
Forfar, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janette Janet Joan Keith Baroness of) Glamis
1510–1559
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
LORD Grandfather
1495–1528
Lady Douglas
1498–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
LYON
1452–1500
Elizabeth Glamis
1456–1530
Sir Douglas
1469–1513
Lady Angus
1472–1514

Charles Kennedy's Descendants

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Charles Kennedy (1565–1625) m. Margaret Bairdy (1568–1627)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy 1610–1660
  2. 2. Elspet Kennedy 1590–

Charles Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Charles Kennedy in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1625
1625
Age 60
Death of Charles Kennedy in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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